Choking fog shrouds the soil.
Hollow eyes crown withered forns.
Behold: a God's fury.
Witness Death's conquest!
In the presence of God, I blind my eyes:
God is Death!
Do these bones not witness?
Are we not God's image?
He is here; he moves among us.
Death's shadow stalks Eden
Blinding Darkness ensorcels the earth,
Let the Devil fly!
Let there be exsanguination! Let there be war!
The divine comedy has ended,
Let the curtain fall!
Let there be obliteration!
Let there be Nothing!
Gaerea's first release of "Unsettling Whispers" was in 2018, and since, they dared define a "black metal" niche of their own, they dared to walk a new path and stir shit up a bit in the realm of BM, this album is a masterpiece and a milestone proving that it can be done, provided the band can pull it off, and they did, oh they did! Gloomy, dark, post-BM sludgy whatever, it's Gaerea, and this one belongs in my BC collection, the end. sachavonkarl74
Abigail Williams has had a weird career with hiatuses and lineup changes, but they have finally perfected their sound on Walk Beyond the Dark. This album has such a refreshing and natural feeling that makes it one of the top atmospheric black metal albums of recent years. Ryan